Animal-trap.



PATBNTEDSEPT. 18, 1906.

J. CAMPBELL.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APILIUATION FILED 11H24, 1906.

JNI/ENTO/e.

NiTED 'sTAgEs PATENT OFFICE JOHN CAMPBELL, OF ST.- CROIX FALLS,- WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ON-l HALF TO FRED CHRISTIELOF S'I`. CROIX FALLS,` WISCONSIN.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 18,'1'906.`

.Application mea myv 24. 190s. serai No. 318,567.

shown'and described.

The object of the invention is to provide an animal-trap of simple construction having its parts so arranged as to be positive in its operation. The spring for operating the trap is so positioned as to avoid the possibility of throwing the leg of the animal out of the trap when the same is sprung.

The trap is also provided with a trip-andtri ger mechanism of s ecial construction, as wi be hereinafter exp ained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the trap. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view ofthe same, showing the jaws opened.

The trap consists of the base-piece 1, to

, which is affixed the transversely-extending piece 2. The said pieces are adapted torest u on the surface of the ground. One end of t e base-piece 1. is upturned in the form of a flange 3, and the lug 4 is attached to the said piece 1 near the opposite end thereof. The jaws 5 5 are pivoted at their ends to the lug 4 and to the flange 3. The said jaws 5 are upwardly bowed, as illustrated in the drawings, and have the substantially vertical' portions 6, which are located above the lug 4. The spring 7 consists of a strip of metal bent back upon itself so that its ends are opposite each other. The tension of the said spring is such as to have a tendency to keep the ends thereof apart.

One end of the spring is provided with an eye 8, which passes loosely around the lug 4, and the-other end of the said spring 7 is provided with an eye 9, which is adapted to receive and move in a vertical direction along the straight portions 6 6 of the A-jaws 5. The shank 10 of the trip 1 1 is pivoted between the lugs 12, said lugs being located upon the transversely-.extendhig base portion 2. The trig er 13 is also pivoted between the lugs 12.

Sai tri ger is provided in its upper ed e with` a shoul er-notch 14, which is adapte to receive the end of the trifggereshank 10. I. The 5.5

extreme rear end 15 o said trigger 13 'extends substantially horizontally and is adapted to receive under it one of the jaws 5.

The eye 16 is swiveled to the spring 7 and is connected to the spring 17, which in turn is 6o connected to the chain 18. Said chainis linked to the ring 19, and said link is provided with a spur 20. To set the trap, it is made fast to a stationa object by driving the spur 20 in the said Idllject. t e spring 7 is forced dow`n along the vertical sections 6 of the jaws5 until the eye 9 thereof 'receives the lug 4, when the jaws 5 may be swung apart and the edge of one jaw passed' under the horizontal portion 15 of the trigger 7c 13, and the end of the shank 10 of the tri 11 is brou ht into engagement with the sho der 14 of t e said trigger. Thus the tri 11 is elevated slightly above the base of t e trap and is held in such elevated position by rea- 75 son of the fact that the tendency of the ends' of the spring 7 to separate bears'against the lower edges of the jaws 5, one of which in turn bears upwardly against the lower edge of the portion 15 of the tri ger shoulder 14 of the sai trig er against the` end of the shank 10 of the s aiigl trip 11.

When the animal steps upon the trip- 11 4 the opposite end of the shank 10 is elevated above the shoulder 14 of the trigger, and the 8 5- said trigger may then move upon its pivotal point, which permitsthe jaws 5 to fly up. The eye 9, passing along the vertical portions 6 of the said jaws, brings the said jaws tolgether positively and with sufficient force to 9o retain the animal-. The spring 7 is so arranged with relation to the jaws that inits operation it cannot throw the le of the animal out of the jaws, and when t e trip 11 is stepped upon the trap cannot be sprung- 9.5

without catching the animal. The spring 7 is provided, in connection with the chain 18 with the' sprinor 17 in order to relieve the chain of the sudden jerks and strain incident to the violence of the animal when tra ped, roo f claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters :o5 l

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